CVE-2012-5644 describes an information disclosure vulnerability in the libuser library, affecting products such as Debian, Fedora Project, and Red Hat. This flaw occurs when a user's home directory is moved, potentially exposing sensitive information. Rated Medium severity with a CVSS score of 5.5, the vulnerability requires local access and low privileges, but does not necessitate user interaction, leading to a high impact on confidentiality. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 0.59CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libuser_project:libuser:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
18CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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